Nissan Leaf 2019 pricing and specs revealed

Nissan Leaf 2019 pricing and specs revealed

8 Mar 2019 by Andrew Chesterton

Nissan has revealed the pricing and specification details for its refreshed Leaf, with the EV hatch set to cost $49,990 when it arrives in local showrooms around the middle of the year. Read more
Apple autonomous vehicle rear-ended by electric car

Apple autonomous vehicle rear-ended by electric car

5 Sep 2018 by Tim Robson

If there was ever a snapshot highlighting the challenges of our brave new driving world, surely this is it.Apple’s autonomous car program has suffered its first bruise – and in a stunning irony, it ...Read more
Nissan Australia to focus on EVs, SUVs

Nissan Australia to focus on EVs, SUVs

15 May 2018 by Matt Campbell

Nissan Australia managing director Stephen Lester has confirmed the company’s focus in Australia will move towards EVs and SUVs, having today announced Nissan will pull out of the Supercars ...Read more
Australian automotive manufacturing not dead, Nissan's EV future depends on it

Australian automotive manufacturing not dead, Nissan's EV future depends on it

16 Nov 2017 by Tung Nguyen

NCAP currently has 192 employees and 13 casting machines, with 60 unique components produced for export to several markets. Read more
Second generation Nissan Leaf revealed

Second generation Nissan Leaf revealed

6 Sep 2017 by Peter Anderson

While it doesn't look like it from where we sit in the Antipodes, Nissan has a proper hit on its hands with the all-electric hatchback, the Leaf. Read more
High-performance concept cars debuted at 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon

High-performance concept cars debuted at 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon

8 Jan 2016 by Craig Duff

Flares have never gone out of fashion in Japan and the annual Tokyo Auto Salon shows why. Read more
Electric car sales still a trickle in Australia

Electric car sales still a trickle in Australia

22 May 2015 by Chris Riley

The electric dream is fast turning into a nightmare - Australian sales of electric vehicles have dwindled to a trickle. Read more
Nissan Australia parts factory to stay "well beyond 2020"

Nissan Australia parts factory to stay "well beyond 2020"

21 Apr 2015 by Joshua Dowling

In an unusual twist, there is some good news for automotive manufacturing workers in Melbourne today, with their jobs secure into the next decade.Nissan Australia has shocked the automotive ...Read more
Mercedes-Benz C-Class wins 2015 World Car of the Year

Mercedes-Benz C-Class wins 2015 World Car of the Year

3 Apr 2015 by Paul Gover

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is the best car in the world.A vote by 75 motoring journalists from 22 countries has awarded the compact prestige car the World Car of the Year award for 2015.It finished on ...Read more
Why Australians aren't buying electric cars - yet

Why Australians aren't buying electric cars - yet

30 Jan 2015 by Craig Duff

The wheels have seized on the electric car revolution in Australia. Read more
Petrol vs electric cars | an update

Petrol vs electric cars | an update

17 Nov 2014 by Paul Gover

Can the new BMW i3 change the way Australians embrace electric cars?The increase in fuel tax has sparked predictable radio chatter this week about the cost of motoring. Apart from ordinary families ...Read more
Audi A3 wins World Car of the Year

Audi A3 wins World Car of the Year

22 Apr 2014 by Joshua Dowling

THE Audi A3 small car -- which owes much of its DNA to the Volkswagen Golf -- has won the 2014 World Car of the Year, as voted by 69 jurors from 22 countries. The luxury hatch toppled the widely- ...Read more
This week a good time to buy a new car

This week a good time to buy a new car

25 Mar 2014 by Joshua Dowling

New-car prices will hit new lows between now and the end of the month as Japanese brands push to reach their sales targets before the end of the Japanese financial year, which is March 31.March is ...Read more
Nissan electric car turns over new Leaf

Nissan electric car turns over new Leaf

25 Nov 2013 by Chris Riley

Nissan has unveiled a sportier version of the LEAF electric vehicle that may appeal to more people at the Tokyo motor show. Called the Nissan LEAF Aero Style it has the same all-electric powertrain ...Read more
Plug-in a turn-off

Plug-in a turn-off

24 Sep 2013 by Paul Gover

But do we really care more about volts and hertz than kiloWatts and Newton-metres? Read more
Electric car demand so low VW won't import

Electric car demand so low VW won't import

18 Sep 2013 by Philip King

Australia has stalled on the electric vehicle starting grid and will miss out on the new wave of cars coming from Volkswagen, as the carmaker's local operation says there is insufficient demand.The ...Read more
Racing could spark electric sales

Racing could spark electric sales

20 May 2013 by Paul Gover

The idea is good, and the green power pluses are mostly fine, but no-one wants to pay to play this way.Global sales of plug-in cars are currently little more than a trickle, even if Tesla of America ...Read more
Nissan Leaf slashed to $39,990 drive-away

Nissan Leaf slashed to $39,990 drive-away

3 May 2013 by Joshua Dowling

But anyone who bought one has just had thousands of dollars wiped from the value of their vehicle.  Japanese car maker Nissan has slashed the price of its slow-selling Leaf to $39,990 drive-away, ...Read more
New car sales price Nissan Leaf

New car sales price Nissan Leaf

1 May 2013 by Neil Dowling

In a solid sign that Australia is turning its back on emission-free electric cars, Nissan has slashed $17,000 off the price of its Leaf hatch. It chops the hi-tech, all-electric car's price to $ ...Read more
Mitsubishi pulls plug on electric iMiev

Mitsubishi pulls plug on electric iMiev

24 Jan 2013 by Joshua Dowling

A month after the NRMA switched on NSW’s first high-speed electric-car charger, one of the two vehicles it was designed for is retreating from the showroom. ...Read more
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